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Basics to Package Management

Solus uses the eopkg package management system to deliver software to the end-user.
Below are some basic commands for using eopkg.

Installing Software

You can install one or more packages by using:

sudo eopkg install packagename

For example:

sudo eopkg install gnome-documents gnome-music

Reinstalling Software

You can reinstall one or more packages by using:

sudo eopkg install --reinstall packagename

For example:

sudo eopkg install --reinstall gnome-documents gnome-music

Uninstalling Software

You can uninstall one or more packages by using:

sudo eopkg remove packagename

For example:

sudo eopkg remove gnome-documents gnome-music

Get Information on Software

You can get information on software, such as its description, version, installation size, and more, by using

sudo eopkg info packagename

For example:

sudo eopkg info gnome-documents

Updating

You can update your system by using:

sudo eopkg upgrade

If you want to only update a specific piece of software on your system, you can specify is like below:

sudo eopkg upgrade firefox

Searching

You can search the software selection Solus provides by using:

sudo eopkg search term

For example:

sudo eopkg search documents

Notice that you don't need to search for a specific software name, although you can do that. We search summaries and software names by default.